West Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Robert & Ada McKee Wildlife Marsh
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 7, 2025
1. The Robert & Ada McKee Wildlife Marsh Marker
Robert and Ada McKee were two very special people and this refuge is part of the larger Blackwell Preserve they loved. We inherit the gifts of their vision. They would want us to guard these gifts wisely, both for ourselves and for tomorrow's children.
Erected 1983 by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 41° 50.741′ N, 88° 11.519′ W. Marker is in West Chicago, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Mack Road one mile east of Illinois Route 59. The marker is in McKee Marsh, part of Blackwell Forest Preserve. It can be found at the end of a mowed-grass walkway that can be accessed from the southern part of the loop trail around the marsh. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Story of Soil (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wheaton Franciscan Sisters (approx. 1.3 miles away); It Kame From the North (approx. 1.4 miles away); Welcome to the Founders Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Warrenville Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Warrenville World War I Memorial Rock (approx. 1.6 miles away); Seraph Warren Holmes (approx. 1.7 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Blackwell Forest Preserve official site. McKee Marsh is part of Blackwell, which is operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Excerpt:(Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)"At Blackwells McKee Marsh, the 13,000-year-old skeleton of a woolly mammoth one of the oldest finds of its kind in northeastern Illinois was discovered in 1977."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 7, 20252. The Robert & Ada McKee Wildlife Marsh Marker
2. Robert McKee bio.
Excerpt: "Using the labor of relief workers from the CCC camps at MacDowell Grove and Fullersburg Woods, he reforested hundreds of acres of old farm land, cleared trails, dug wells and built picnic shelters. Often the laborers worked for a meal, typically home-made soup made by Robert's wife Ada, who also acted as unpaid secretary for Forest Preserve business."(Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
